American Can residents granted a 6-month reprieve

The evictions are still on, but dozens of low-income residents of the American Can apartments on Thursday were granted an extra six months to figure out their living arrangements.

Several of the 53 residents facing eviction gathered in the shadow of the complex.

In spite of reprieve, the residents sent Mayor Mitch Landrieu a letter asking that they be allowed to stay. They also said the city should renegotiate contracts with developers to prevent future evictions.

"We want to keep this fight going on. It's just not this building, it's the city as a whole and sustainability in the future," said resident Anne Tucker, who faces eviction soon.

Most of the re-developed public housing in New Orleans has been financed under similar terms that provide for low-income rents for 15 years. Scores of other tenants will soon be affected by those expiring rental agreements.

The family of the NOPD officer killed in the line of duty last week, says his life's goal was to make New Orleans a better city It's difficult for Kelly Legier not to cry thinking about her 29 year old nephew, Ofc. Marcus McNeil, and the loved ones he leaves behind.

The family of the NOPD officer killed in the line of duty last week, says his life's goal was to make New Orleans a better city It's difficult for Kelly Legier not to cry thinking about her 29 year old nephew, Ofc. Marcus McNeil, and the loved ones he leaves behind.